A childhood classic for me, playing, looking and feeling exactly like it did back in the early 2000s when I first was introduced to this gem of a game; now brought up to look better than it ever did before, and on a platform saving me from the woes of losing my physical disc.

The gameplay, in a similar manner to Crusader and its... sequel? Is iconic, smooth and easy to grasp, but naturally for an RTS, hard to fully master. Somehow this game has never actually gotten old for me, despite having played it since I was four years old and terrible at the game. Now I'm in my 20s and terrible at it!

Without going into obscene detail about graphics, gameplay loop, aesthetics, design and the game's feel? It's as amazing now as it was when it first released, and if you're here? You're probably already familiar with the game. God knows anyone introduced through the later games deserves better than those atrocities.

TL;DR that was already shortened? Buy it. Play it. Fall in love with it all over again, or if you're lucky? For the first time. It's a special game and nothing has ever quite matched up (aside from Crusader).

A childhood classic for me, playing, looking and feeling exactly like it did back in the early 2000s when I first was introduced to this gem of a game; now brought up to look better than it ever did before, and on a platform saving me from the woes of losing my physical disc. The gameplay, in a similar manner to Crusader and its... sequel? Is iconic, smooth and easy to grasp, but naturally for an RTS, hard to fully master. Somehow this game has never actually gotten old for me, despite having played it since I was four years old and terrible at the game. Now I'm in my 20s and terrible at it! Without going into obscene detail about graphics, gameplay loop, aesthetics, design and the game's feel? It's as amazing now as it was when it first released, and if you're here? You're probably already familiar with the game. God knows anyone introduced through the later games deserves better than those atrocities. TL;DR that was already shortened? Buy it. Play it. Fall in love with it all over again, or if you're lucky? For the first time. It's a special game and nothing has ever quite matched up (aside from Crusader).